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I’ve been very busy lately with non-baseball stuff. My day job had me in San Diego for three days at a training seminar (within walking distance of Petco Park, but I didn’t walk …). I also dabble in local politics, and as of late I’ve been doing what I can to help cage a certain local politician with corrupt tendencies. But I keep that world separate from here.

So far the injuries thankfully have been minimal in spring training camp.

Ryan Mount injured his left knee sliding into second base during Monday’s game. According to Matt Hurst at the Riverside Press-Enterprise, Mountie sprained his medial collateral ligament (MCL) with an unknown timetable. My chiropractor, who has some background as an athletic trainer, says most MCL injuries aren’t that big a deal and at worst it will affect Ryan’s lateral movement. Mountie was probably going to be the starting 2B for Rancho come April. Until he returns, it should be Wil Ortiz at 2B and P.J. Phillips at SS for the Quakes.

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